sex ratios

As women become scarcer in India, some of the social and economic conditions that sustain strong son preference begin to weaken, pointing to a ‘self-correcting’ mechanism within the missing women crisis.

Although sex ratios at birth remain relatively balanced in sub-Saharan Africa, this does not necessarily imply a lack of son preference. Analysis of over 100 Demographic and Health Surveys across 34 countries reveal that having a firstborn daughter—a...

An unfavourable ratio of young men to young women could explain simultaneously skyrocketing housing prices and rising home ownership

The high ratio of men to women in the marriage market helps explain why homeownership in China has increased despite skyrocketing house prices